MRI Technologist

About the role

Community Focused. Care Driven. Join Southcoast Health, where your future is as promising as the care we provide. Our commitment to each other, our patients, and our community is more than a mission - it’s our way of life, and you’ll be at the heart of it. Southcoast Health is a not-for-profit, charitable, health system with multiple hospitals, clinics and facilities throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Nestled in local communities, Southcoast Health provides inclusive, ethical workplaces where our highly skilled caregivers offer world-class, comprehensive healthcare close to home. Find out for yourself why Southcoast Health has been voted ‘Best Place to Work’ for 7 years in a row! We are searching for a talented MRI Technologist. Location: Tobey Hospital - Wareham, MA.

Responsibilities

• Position reports to the Manager, Radiology Clinical Services or designee.
• Perform diversified clinical patient care, technical and related duties within radiography and MR as part of an interdisciplinary care team.
• Assume responsibility for each assigned patient, perform patient assessments, and correlate clinical findings with exam/procedure request.
• Obtain pertinent information from patients chart and document all data within the EHR.
• Educate patient for exam.
• Position patient and select appropriate imaging equipment and supplies.
• Identify, prepare and/or administer pharmaceuticals related to the exam/procedure.
• Select technical factors/ parameters/sequences to produce quality images.
• Properly identify anatomy and evaluate images for technical quality.
• Apply the principles of MR safety to minimize risk to patient, self and others and aware of the principles of ALARA.
• Assist physicians in performing procedures.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of an accredited program in Radiologic Technology, Nuclear Medicine Technology, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, or Radiation Therapy and attainment of post-primary certification from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), American Registry of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists (ARMRIT) or the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) - OR - the successful completion of an accredited program in Magnetic Resonance Imaging and attainment of primary certification from the ARRT, ARMRIT, or CAMRT.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is also required.
• Registration with the ARRT, ARMRIT or CAMRT is required.